Summer Schools in the Arts

The summary for the Summer Schools in the Arts grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the NEA Cooperative Agreements Office, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Summer Schools in the Arts: While school-based arts programs strive to provide quality instruction based on national, state, or local arts education standards, young Americans need and deserve additional opportunities for study in the arts. Summer programs offer several advantages for quality arts learning by providing: ? Environments free of the demands of the regular school day. ? Challenging and engaging opportunities during the summer. ? Immersion experiences ? students can spend consecutive hours each day for multiple weeks, resulting in gains in knowledge and skills that generally are not possible during the school year. ? Comprehensive arts instruction that otherwise would not be available because of limited resources. To raise the quality and availability of arts education in communities nationwide, the Arts Endowment is undertaking the Summer Schools in the Arts initiative. Through rigorous, challenging arts education programs that occur during the summer, children and youth will acquire knowledge and skills in the arts, develop effective study habits, and gain lifelong interests in the arts and culture. A summer school in the arts is one that: ? Provides summer instruction in one or more arts disciplines. ? Offers a comprehensive curriculum where participants actively create and/or perform as well as respond to the arts. ? Culminates in public performances, exhibitions, or other demonstrations of the participants? achievements in the arts. ? Measures the extent to which students gain knowledge and skills according to national, state, or local arts education standards. ? Offers instruction over a minimum of three weeks. ? May provide free or subsidized tuition for students of limited financial resources. ? Serves children and youth generally between the ages of 6 and 18. ? Coordinates with the participants? schools and/or school districts to encourage standards-based arts instruction and otherwise extend and build upon the summer experience. Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), U.S. organizations; units of state or local government; or federally-recognized tribal communities or tribes may apply. To be eligible, the applicant organization must: ? Meet the Arts Endowment?s ?Legal Requirements,? including nonprofit, tax-exempt status, as detailed in the FY 2005 Grants for Arts Projects guidelines, at the time of application. ? Have a three-year history of providing summer arts education instruction prior to the application deadline. ? Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment grant(s) previously received. Organizations are limited to one Statement of Interest and, if invited, one application. An organization may submit only one application on its own behalf (including a Statement of Interest under this initiative) for FY 2005 funding under either this Summer Schools in the Arts initiative or the Arts Endowment?s Grants for Arts Projects guidelines. For example, an organization that submits a Statement of Interest in response to this announcement (whether or not it results in an invitation to apply), may not apply to the Arts Endowment under Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth (June 14, 2004, deadline) or Access to Artistic Excellence (August 16, 2004, deadline).